Become a Safe Sleep Champion!

The Pike County Health Department –Maternal and Child Health Program – is seeking community members to join us in the implementation of a Safe Sleep Champion program to prevent Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths (SUID) through safe sleep education and prevention.

A Safe Sleep Champion is an individual that is willing to take a safe sleep training and help us bring a unified message on the most up to date safe sleep practices and recommendations. Champions will serves as advocates for promoting safe sleep and will provide families with education and available resources to ensure the establishment of a safe sleep environment. Anyone can become a Safe Sleep Champion!

It is easy to become a Pike County Safe Sleep Champion!  Simply do the following:

• Take the free self-paced online safe sleep ambassador training provided by Cribs for Kids at this link:
  • https://cribsforkids.org/safe-sleep-ambassador/ – This online course is for parents, caregivers and providers to learn infant safe sleep. Feel free to share with as many people in your organization as you wish.

• Once you have completed the training, please follow this link to complete information for the Pike County Safe Sleep Champion Registry.
  • https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RFPHD67 – this registry will be maintained by the Pike County Health Department and allows us to reach out to champions to provide materials and resources to promote safe sleep.

• Serve as an advocate and resource to promote safe sleep education and prevention measures within our community.  As a champion you agree to educate at least 1 other person on up to date and current safe sleep recommendations and practices.

We look forward to working with you to help protect our most vulnerable population – our babies. Please feel free to contact Kim Gamm RN BSN CDCES for questions or information at kgamm@pikecountyhealth.org or 573-324-2111 ext. 117